" The brothers agreed, and Joseph, the
beloved son, was sold into Egypt for twenty pieces of silver.
When the brothers went home they took the coat of many colors to the old
father, and said: "Is not this thy son's coat which we found? An evil
beast hath surely destroyed him." And the old father wept for Joseph,
his son, and would not be comforted.
PART II.
The great caravan moved toward Egypt, and there the boy was sold again
into the hands of a very rich man, in whose sight he found great favor,
and who placed him in a position of honor in his own household. And
Joseph grew in comeliness and beauty, for his heart was pure and the
Lord was his friend and helper, prospering him in all that he did. He
grew in favor with his master, who in turn made him ruler over all his
house.
But Joseph had an enemy in the house, one who was jealous of his great
honor and position, and she tried in every way to do Joseph harm. One
day she falsely told the master of the house that Joseph had done a very
evil thing. The master, being exceedingly angry, and thinking Joseph had
betrayed his trust, stripped him of his fine garments and cast him into
prison.
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